Essay Topic:

A profound summary of Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner”.

Essay Questions:

What is the main complication in the relationship between the father and the son in “The Kite runner”?

How is the man’s life and fate shaped according to “The Kite runner”?

How did the Amir suffer from the Afghanistan war?

Thesis Statement:

Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is a complex novel that reveals national, historical and moral issues.

Introduction: Khaled Hosseini’s “The Kite Runner” is story about a complicated relationship between the father and the son and all the consequences the follow the feeling of being under-loved experienced by Amir. The desire to get Baba’s attention makes Amir do a lot of things that cannot be considered decent. The book is actually a story of how the man’s life and fate is shaped.

The book seems to remind the reader that all grown-ups used to be children once and that everyone has a child sitting inside. It is the story of a little boy who wanted his father to love him and was even ready to betray a friend to be a good son for his father. Throughout his whole life Amir tries to expiate for what he has done as a child. Amir’s goal of life is to find forgiveness from himself and his actions.  He wants to be forgiven that his mother died after giving life to him, he wants to be forgiven by Baba for not being the son he wanted him to be and wants to be forgiven for his betrayal of Hassan. Throughout his whole life he felt guilty for existing and for betraying his only friend Hassan. The fact that Sohrab appears in the life of Amir gives him the chance and the hope that he can find redemption throughout this boy. Saving Sohrab from the hands of Assef is literally saving Hassan from the sexual abuse that occurred in the past. It seems as if Amir wants to atone for his betrayal.

All of the described events take place during the war with the Soviet Union and portrays Kabul in its three phases: its blossom, intervention and its destruction. It goes without saying that all these events were highly influenced by the war. Afghanistan suffered throughout this was along with its population with people like Amir suffering from it too.

Conclusion: The novel reveals the national, historical and moral issues of Amir’s life and of Afghanistan’s life. It shows the connection of the past, the present and the future. Amir’s past influenced his whole life making him the man he is. The past shaped Amir’s personality converting him into a man that will do everything to atone for what he has done.